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The Dark Corner: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, Mark Stevens. A secretary tries to help her boss who's been framed for murder.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Henry Hathaway
- 1946-05-08
The Dark Corner is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix and Mark Stevens. The film was not a commercial success but has since been described as a "Grade A example of film noir."
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The Dark Corner (1946), directed by Henry Hathaway, presents full-on film noir in the shape of an ex-con detective willing to bend the rules at every point, with the most wholesome role going to an angelic Lucille Ball — though even dear sweet Lucille is up to her elbows in it.
Secretary Lucille Ball helps her private eye boss when he's framed for murder in The Dark Corner (1946). Based on the serial story "The Dark Corner" by Leo Rosten in Good Housekeeping (Jul--Aug 1945). Every three months, Fox Film Noir turns out another three gems on DVD.
This is a solid film noir entry from the mid-1940's with a well known cast but it was made as clearly an double feature type of film by FOX. Lucille Ball is pretty good as the star in a serious & glamorous role as the secretary to a private detective who has been in trouble and get s framed into more serious trouble in this feature.
